The Farm & Forest Museum housed at Hooper Hall, provides a
setting where children can learn about the Connecticut Valley's
rich agricultural heritage. Since 1985 almost 9,000 students from
both sides of the Connecticut River have visited our hands-on and
experiential museum.
Children handle tools of the harvest, forestry tools and tools used
to build a Colonial barn. How did early settlers grow the materials
to make their own clothes? Students card and spin wool, handle flax
and linen. Dress-up in period style clothes is a popular activity.
Visitors grind wheat and corn into flour to take back to the classroom.
An outdoor hike to a "mast" tree and an old farm site complete the
experience.
There is a nominal entrance fee for non-Walpole school groups.
Contact the Institute for further information.
setting where children can learn about the Connecticut Valley's
rich agricultural heritage. Since 1985 almost 9,000 students from
both sides of the Connecticut River have visited our hands-on and
experiential museum.
Children handle tools of the harvest, forestry tools and tools used
to build a Colonial barn. How did early settlers grow the materials
to make their own clothes? Students card and spin wool, handle flax
and linen. Dress-up in period style clothes is a popular activity.
Visitors grind wheat and corn into flour to take back to the classroom.
An outdoor hike to a "mast" tree and an old farm site complete the
experience.
There is a nominal entrance fee for non-Walpole school groups.
Contact the Institute for further information.
